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Originally Posted by Bingo
How is an upstart team making the playoffs for the first time in say 6 years losing in 6 games to a top team in the conference a flop?
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Easy, winners win and losers don’t. 50% of the teams make the playoffs every year, so celebrating being at the mean isn’t for me and I have higher expectations than being average. If a team like the flames doesn’t have a reasonable chance at making the 2nd round or above (like last season) you pull the trigger and rebuild until you feel you do have that chance.
I’ve thought about if I was GM and what metric I would use to gauge that. One thing I would look at is divisional standings. If the team is in a divisional spot and playing well at the deadline you can look at adding. If you’re in a wildcard spot or worse, you’re sellers (to varying degrees, the worse your record the more open to selling you should be). Being top 3 out of 8 teams in a division isn’t a huge ask. If your players are giving you a real shot at post season success you bring in your complimentary pieces at the deadline. If (like last year) they’re struggling to even crack the playoffs you need to put a bullet in the team because they aren’t good enough despite their best effort.